TY - JOUR

T1 - Flower resource availability and Tetragonisca fiebrigi flower visits in two farming communities of Bolivian Chiquitanía

AU - Benavides-Frias, Camila

AU - Saravia-Nava, Alexandria

AU - Rodriguez, Paula

AU - Sun, Ping

AU - Benra, Felipe

AU - Morón Aguilar, Daniela

AU - Hanspach, Jan

N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2025 The Authors

PY - 2026/1

Y1 - 2026/1

N2 - This article describes the flower availability and resource use of the generalist stingless, bee Tetragonisca fiebrigi at two farming communities (agroindustrial vs. traditional) of, Bolivian Chiquitanía. Vegetation sampling was carried within the flight range of T. fiebrigi to characterize the habitats, life forms and richness of flowering plants present, in each farming community. No significant differences were found in plant richness, between the agroindustrial and traditional communities. However, the flowering plants, in the agroindustrial community predominantly herbs, and the highest richness of, plants was found in home gardens. In contrast, the flowering vegetation of the, traditional farming community was characterized by the presence of shrubs and trees, with fallows contributing the most to overall plant richness. Bees of the agroindustrial, community visited a higher and more variable median number of plant genera, compared to the traditional one (15 ± 6.57 vs. 10 ± 2.04, respectively). In both, communities, bees visited trees more frequently than other life forms, and they seem to, prefer visiting trees in the traditional farming setting, as indicated by the use-toavailability, ratio.

AB - This article describes the flower availability and resource use of the generalist stingless, bee Tetragonisca fiebrigi at two farming communities (agroindustrial vs. traditional) of, Bolivian Chiquitanía. Vegetation sampling was carried within the flight range of T. fiebrigi to characterize the habitats, life forms and richness of flowering plants present, in each farming community. No significant differences were found in plant richness, between the agroindustrial and traditional communities. However, the flowering plants, in the agroindustrial community predominantly herbs, and the highest richness of, plants was found in home gardens. In contrast, the flowering vegetation of the, traditional farming community was characterized by the presence of shrubs and trees, with fallows contributing the most to overall plant richness. Bees of the agroindustrial, community visited a higher and more variable median number of plant genera, compared to the traditional one (15 ± 6.57 vs. 10 ± 2.04, respectively). In both, communities, bees visited trees more frequently than other life forms, and they seem to, prefer visiting trees in the traditional farming setting, as indicated by the use-toavailability, ratio.

KW - Agroindustry

KW - Bees

KW - Deforestation

KW - Indigenous agriculture

KW - Pollen

KW - Biology

KW - Environmental planning

KW - Ecosystems Research

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=105024444895&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1016/j.gecco.2025.e03990

DO - 10.1016/j.gecco.2025.e03990

M3 - Journal articles

AN - SCOPUS:105024444895

VL - 65

JO - Global Ecology and Conservation

JF - Global Ecology and Conservation

SN - 2351-9894

M1 - e03990

ER -